MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an authoritative and promising new book pertaining to massively open online courses and open education resources (OERs). distance learning technology has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach learners in nations all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the World Wide Web allows potent kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for elearning technology. There are not too many trends in online learning over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. We can no longer cover massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some MOOC classes are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are a supply-side answer to global increases in the demand for erudition and blended learning. MOOCs are a powerful change agent influencing electronic education technology today. MOOCs and Open Education reviews opportunities in learning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This 2015 Routledge edited collection discusses many remarkable trends in massively open online courses (MOOC). This definitive new book also examines open educational resources (OERs) and online education subjects. This book includes a preface which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. This book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. For more information please see this open educational resources book website.
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